Janet Napolitano tapped as UC president

Some faculty watchdogs predicted that UC will develop a cozier relationship with the defense industry as a result of having Napolitano at the helm. “It’s something we need to watch,” said Bob Meister, president of the Council of UC Faculty Associations and a frequent UC critic. “If it’s not done transparently, it will be a bad thing.” Sherry Lansing, who chairs the Board of Regents, called Napolitano a “distinguished and dedicated public servant who has earned trust at the highest, most critical levels of our country’s government.” Lansing chaired the 10-member presidential search committee and said it unanimously endorsed Napolitano’s nomination.

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by Nanette Asimov, The San Francisco Chronicle.

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